1890 Columbia Lions football team

1890 Columbia Lions football
Conference	Independent
1890 record	1–6–1
Head coach	No coach
Captain	A.C. Gildersleeve
Seasons « 1889 1891 »

1890 college football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Harvard			–					11	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
California			–					4	–	0	–	0
Virginia			–					5	–	2	–	0
Michigan			–					4	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	3	–	1
Washington			–					0	–	0	–	1
Columbia			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colorado			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1890 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 199 to 46. The team had no coach. A.C. Gildersleeve was the team captain.

The team played its home games at the Brotherhood Base Ball Park in New York City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 4	at Orange Athletic Club	Orange AC grounds Orange, NJ	L 0–21
October 18	[[{{{school}}}|Wesleyan]]	Brotherhood Base Ball Park New York, NY	L 0–4
October 22	Penn	Brotherhood Base Ball Park New York, NY	L 0–18
October 30	Fordham	Brotherhood Base Ball Park New York, NY	W 40–0
November 1	vs. Crescent Athletic Club	Brooklyn, NY	L 0–29
November 4	Princeton	Brotherhood Base Ball Park New York, NY	L 0–85
November 15	Rutgers	Brotherhood Base Ball Park New York, NY	T 6–6
November 22	at Cornell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–36